Top 1200 Careful What You Say Quotes & Sayings - Page 16

I don't say I was 'proceeding down a thoroughfare;' I say I 'walked down the road'. I don't say I 'passed a hallowed institute of learning;' I say I 'passed a school'.

Barack Obama says what he has to say as a politician. I say what I have to say as a pastor. But they're two different worlds.

There is plenty of time to argue with new ideas later. They key is to take careful notes first and debate second.

Well, we can't say any more than we can say there is no god, there is no afterlife. We can only say there is no persuasive evidence for or argument for it.

When I go to a restaurant and they say, 'We're fully booked,' I say, 'It's Roberto Cavalli,' and they say, 'I will check'. I love it!

A Christian making money fast is just a man in a cloud of dust, it will fill his eyes if he be not careful.

I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's.

I think that there are deceptive forces out there that will try to lead us away from God, and we really do need to be careful.

You can't be too careful what you tell a child because you never know what he'll take hold of and spend the rest of his life remembering you by.

My biggest weakness is steak. I have to be careful not to eat too much of it these days - but I do love it done medium rare, with peppercorn sauce.

It's better to say too much, than never to say what you need to say again.

Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep, for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.

Some may say I'm perceptive" "And what would you say?" I ask, my voice edgy, tired of being toyed with. "I'd say I agree.

I'm not afraid of writing about sensitive subjects, but I want to be careful how I do so and I know not all readers will think I have been, of course.

I'm not one of those politicians, to my probably discredit, who thinks very far ahead. It has to feel right to me and not be about a careful plot and plan.

So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind. There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen. Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind. You should not say, "I know what Zen is," or "I have attained enlightenment." This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner. Be very very careful about this point. If you start to practice zazen, you will begin to appreciate your beginner's mind. It is the secret of Zen practice.

When I say that I love you, I don't say it out of habit or to make conversation. I say it to remind you that you're the best thing that's ever happened to me.

I do a lot of planning and plotting. That's my greatest weakness. If I'm not terribly careful, I'll plan to a point where it could come out cut and dried.

I do not believe writers should read reviews of their own books, and I do not. If one is not careful one is soon writing to please reviewers and not their audience or themselves.

I think Dalai Lama is always careful about stressing that people be led into the practice by somebody who knows what's going on.

I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect, I say let... lets evolve, let the chips fall where they may.

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we don't foul our own nest.

To think someone can go out and sell something about you is really disgusting. I'm much more careful now.

People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.

But you must be patient and careful; nor should you expect to become an accomplished archer without long and severe training.

?Be careful not to keep your eyes glued to detail. Stand far enough away to get a perspective of the whole.

When you say Yes, say it quickly. But always take a half hour to say No, so you can understand the other fellow's side.

Every label thinks, when they sign someone, 'This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera.' And they say to the public, 'Here, this is what you're gonna like.' But you might say, 'No, I don't like that!' You'll probably say 'no' many more times than you'll say 'yes!

Every label thinks, when they sign someone, 'This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera.' And they say to the public, 'Here, this is what you're gonna like.' But you might say, 'No, I don't like that!' You'll probably say 'no' many more times than you'll say 'yes!'

But when to sin our biased nature leans, The careful Devil is still at hand with means; And providently pimps for ill desires.

My mom always used to say, "You can't say I love you before you can say I." And I think that sort of makes sense.

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I'll fit whatever I'm trying to say around a melody.

I know the drill. [Republicans] say Donald Trump is not a Republican. They say he's a Trojan horse or he's unacceptable or he's uncouth or whatever they say.

I've always liked what the Navajos say when they part. They never say 'Goodbye.' They say 'Go in beauty.'

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.

I work with young people, and I know that we must be careful. Newspaper headlines, sudden notoriety, and important comparisons can lead to confusion.

Writer's block is just a symptom of feeling like you have nothing to say, combined with the rather weird idea that you should feel the need to say something. Why? If you have something to say, then say it. If not, enjoy the silence while it lasts. The noise will return soon enough.

The Church should say, 'I'm frightened that women will be ordained;' that's honest, say that. But don't say, 'It's a grave sin,' because that's nonsense.

When trying to communicate with each other, a husband and wife should be careful to make sure their voices and faces agree with their words.

You couldn't say 'I had orders.' You couldn't say 'It's not fair.' No one was listening. There were no Words. You owned yourself. [...] Not 'Thou Shalt Not'. Say 'I Will Not'.

Nowadays, everyone has a camera phone, and you have to be careful about being caught out there looking crazy and ending up on the Internet.

You have to be careful about over-politicizing the utterances of people of colour because, oftentimes, there's poetry that seeks to go beyond that narrative.

With digital technology there's a huge spectrum of flexibility in what you can do to manipulate sound and image - which you can push into a really artificial realm if you aren't careful.

Success is like a mountain in front of you that keeps growing. If you're not careful, it will take up your whole life.

You've gotta be very careful that grace and politeness do not merge into a banality of behavior, where we're just nice, sort of 'death by cupcake.'

We need to really be careful to not just be responsive to whatever happens with Trump, but to be proactive on things people elected us to do.

The ancient Egyptians used to say: if you say a man's name, he is alive. I take this opportunity to say, Jim Morrison.

In elementary school, we all say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.' In high school, we should say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, shut your mouth.' So that's what I'm telling high schools all around the world.

There may be things that are completely unknowable to us, so we must be careful not to treat the limits of our knowledge as sure guides to the limit of what there is.

Be careful about wanting what others have. There is always a price. Perhaps God didn’t give it to you, because He knew you wouldn’t be able to pay it.

You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas.

Don't sit as if you have nothing to say. You should be bursting with things to say. You just choose at this particular place and time, not to say them.

But I didn't know what to say to him. What do you say to a man that by his own admission has no soul? Why would you say anything?

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.

I think I learned years ago when I went to Hawaii that you don't bring puka shells back. You've got to be careful of your vacation purchases.

Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.

I'm careful not to give into theatrics when times are tough, I don't like it when somebody gives into outside pressure and puts on a show for others.

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

Some people say 'flutist.' Others say 'flautist.' I just say 'flute player.' That's what I was.

Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information.